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fox news has exclusively learned that multiple requests for backup were made by the former navy seal who died at the cia annex and those requests were in fact denied. now, all of this information was obtained by fox news from sources who are on the ground that tragic day in benghazi. here is how this all played out. former navy seal tyrone woods was at the cia annex when heard that shots had in fact been fired at the consulate where ambassador chris stevens was along with his team. not once but twice woods and others at the annex requested from the higher ups permission to go and help those under attack. they were told both times to quote stand down and according to our sources woods and five other american heros ignored the orders and went to the consulate anyway and tracted those still in harm's way and searched for the ambassador but could not find him. the group later returned to the cia annex and requested for a third time military assistance and again were denied aboutthy administration. earlier today fox's jennifer griffin explained in detail how the heros could have in fact b
fox news has exclusively learned that multiple requests for backup were made by the former navy seal who died at the cia annex and those requests were in fact denied. now, all of this information was obtained by fox news from sources who are on the ground that tragic day in benghazi. here is how this all played out. former navy seal tyrone woods was at the cia annex when heard that shots had in fact been fired at the consulate where ambassador chris stevens was along with his team. not once but...
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the former navy seals and his colleagues did what they were supposed to do. they went to the aid of americans under attack. the people in the curb shi chairs of the state department and white house, they failed to do what they were hired to do. >> gregg: tyrone woods, as you mentioned, he was a navy seal. he repeatedly asked for help, but it was denied according to our sources repeatedly by the c.i.a. chain of command. he was manning a machine gun on rooftop and he painted a laser on the enemy and asked for a gunship to hit the target based on the laser which is what they do. the request was denied. take a listen to his father who was talking to megyn kelly on fox news. >> they actually have laser targets focused on the mortars that was being sent to kill my son and they refused to pull the trigger. they refused to send a c-130, to me i'm an attorney. to me that is not only that but those people that gave the decision and who knew about the decision and lied about it are murderers of my son. >> gregg: you think the obama administration maybe the president him
the former navy seals and his colleagues did what they were supposed to do. they went to the aid of americans under attack. the people in the curb shi chairs of the state department and white house, they failed to do what they were hired to do. >> gregg: tyrone woods, as you mentioned, he was a navy seal. he repeatedly asked for help, but it was denied according to our sources repeatedly by the c.i.a. chain of command. he was manning a machine gun on rooftop and he painted a laser on the...
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that's glen doherty the other navy seal. they go after -- link up with libyan militia they get to the cia annex. that's where woods and doherty are killed when a mortar hits. it's unclear how sustained the attack was on the annex when the evening progressed. but i think that when you put it in that context, that the cia was secret and they tried to do things within their own chain of command, the state department was totally different from them, and the military in europe is refusing to send in any assets, because they are not sure what the hell is going on. so i think there is a fog of war aspect. there is a division. >> bill: i'm not going to second guess the cia or anything else. here is the thing. the president of the united states is the bottom line guy here. all right? and right now, six weeks, we're not getting -- we're getting stonewalled. his answers, barack obama's answers are stonewalled. and all i do is break it down. he he has got to know as i said in the talking points, who told carney and rice to say what they
that's glen doherty the other navy seal. they go after -- link up with libyan militia they get to the cia annex. that's where woods and doherty are killed when a mortar hits. it's unclear how sustained the attack was on the annex when the evening progressed. but i think that when you put it in that context, that the cia was secret and they tried to do things within their own chain of command, the state department was totally different from them, and the military in europe is refusing to send in...
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three navy warships are anchored off the northeast coast to help with the relief efforts. in new jersey, military trucks are being deployed to operate as polling places on election day in the hardest hit communities that remain without power. good morning. i'm willie geist. this is "way too early." the good news trickling out slowly today. amtrak will begin offering limited service between new york city and boston. new jersey transit will start moving today with limited service. the new york subway system making advances, little by little. the m-train, which links queens to manhattan, just started run. there are still no trains running from low 34th street where half of manhattan remains this morning in the dark. so the millions of new yorkers who depend on subways are now waiting, as you can see in these pictures, in long lines for city buses. for those who drive into the new york city area, the lines stretched for miles yesterday. enough to make you turn around and stay home. in an effort to ease gridlock in the city, the mayor has ordered all vehicles entering manhattan
three navy warships are anchored off the northeast coast to help with the relief efforts. in new jersey, military trucks are being deployed to operate as polling places on election day in the hardest hit communities that remain without power. good morning. i'm willie geist. this is "way too early." the good news trickling out slowly today. amtrak will begin offering limited service between new york city and boston. new jersey transit will start moving today with limited service. the...
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i believe in a modern navy. my plan is to increase the number of ships we're building to maintain our strong commitment to our military. [applause] >> his vision is not greatness in america's navy or military. his vision is to cut our military spending bay trillion dollars. and by the way, a trillion dollars in cuts would cost about 41,000 jobs here in florida. and think of all the businesses that depend upon those jobs. it's extraordinary but the president's alleged keeps getting smaller and smaller and smaller. not just for the military but for medicare, for jobs. this is not a president who has been able to stand up to the challenge of the times. this is an election about big things. about big choices. and that's why in november we're going to elect a person and a team and a people who are going to come together to bring real change and big change to america. [applause] [applause] [cheers and applause] >> you know, the supporters of the president have this chant. they do "four more years" i like what i heard.
i believe in a modern navy. my plan is to increase the number of ships we're building to maintain our strong commitment to our military. [applause] >> his vision is not greatness in america's navy or military. his vision is to cut our military spending bay trillion dollars. and by the way, a trillion dollars in cuts would cost about 41,000 jobs here in florida. and think of all the businesses that depend upon those jobs. it's extraordinary but the president's alleged keeps getting smaller...
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the navy will be on stand by in case the state government asks for them help. and now, picking up the pieces from sandy. staten island is a 60 square mile portion of new york city and it suffered some of the worst devastation from the storm. 19 of the city's deaths happened on staten island and today, i toured some of the hardest hit areas and spoke with residents just beginning to pick up the piecing of their shattered lives. this is quincy avenue and you still can't get close to house number 845. that's where barbara and her son, christopher, barely survived the storm. >> we stayed 11 hour onss on the roof. we kept yelling help to everyone we see. nobody was coming. nobody. >> their neighborhood, destroyed. the water rose feet in just minutes. they escaped with their lives, but suffered unimaginable loss. >> we were told the next day, looking for my sister, she was found dead in her apartment -- we have to get her from brooklyn and try to bury her. >> at the shelter, we saw about 250 people with no place to go and there are others still unaccounted for. congr
the navy will be on stand by in case the state government asks for them help. and now, picking up the pieces from sandy. staten island is a 60 square mile portion of new york city and it suffered some of the worst devastation from the storm. 19 of the city's deaths happened on staten island and today, i toured some of the hardest hit areas and spoke with residents just beginning to pick up the piecing of their shattered lives. this is quincy avenue and you still can't get close to house number...
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navy ordered all ships in the norfolk, virginia, area sent out to sea to ride out the storm there. we've got a team of correspondents alone the east coast, including the "today" show's al roker, weather channel's stephanie abrams. they're in rehoboth beach. also the weather channel's julie martin we heard there her in nags head, north carolina. they're going to be joining us throughout today. all throughout the day with coverage of sandy. meantime, nbc meteorologist dialen dryer is back with the very latest of the forecast track. dylan, another good morning to you. >> thanks, alex. good morning. we are looking at this storm as a weakening storm system right now, but that does not change the characteristics. it is still a very strong tropical storm, and there's a good chance it is going to strengthen back into a category 1 hurricane as we go into monday. right now it has sustained winds at 70 miles per hour. it is still moving to the north/northeast. and it is going to follow this path, parallel to the eastern seaboard. all the way until monday. monday night, in fact. that's when it
navy ordered all ships in the norfolk, virginia, area sent out to sea to ride out the storm there. we've got a team of correspondents alone the east coast, including the "today" show's al roker, weather channel's stephanie abrams. they're in rehoboth beach. also the weather channel's julie martin we heard there her in nags head, north carolina. they're going to be joining us throughout today. all throughout the day with coverage of sandy. meantime, nbc meteorologist dialen dryer is...
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navy' son tyrone a former seal was one of those killed. a spokesman says the agency reacted quickly to aid our colleagues during the terrible evening in benghazi. but, of course, many questions remain ununanswerred. >> the votes that our military men and women cast in that election may not count. we will talk to texas senator are john cornyn about that coming up. jack, you're a little boring. boring. boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire [ male announcer ] use any citi® card to get the benefits of private pass. more concerts. more events. more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with a citi card. [ crowd cheering, mouse clicks ] talking about the low price guarantee. that's your receipt from another store? yes sir! let's put it to the test! okay! if you find a lower advertised price, they'll match it right at the re
navy' son tyrone a former seal was one of those killed. a spokesman says the agency reacted quickly to aid our colleagues during the terrible evening in benghazi. but, of course, many questions remain ununanswerred. >> the votes that our military men and women cast in that election may not count. we will talk to texas senator are john cornyn about that coming up. jack, you're a little boring. boring. boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and...
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these men have lost their lives i don't understand the point of having military on navy ships off shore or add bases surrounding the area if you're not going to use them. >> ijust want to say the president took responsibility for the security failure in the deaths, not for the misinformation and perhaps deliberate misleading of the american people about what was -- the fact that it was terror and were blaming and something else. thats a political choice. >> the president have been better off if he had said this was a terrorist attack, but it's not the same thing as investigating the occupy wall street when you have police on the ground and the constitution and law enforcement there. you're talking about a foreign nation. lou: let's be clear. the station chief absolutely communicating directly with the situation room. his superiors in washington d.c. the entire national security apparatus had access to live video, live audio in real time of wt was transpiring over that entire duration of the incident. there is no way for leon panetta, the defense secretary, to sit there and say that did
these men have lost their lives i don't understand the point of having military on navy ships off shore or add bases surrounding the area if you're not going to use them. >> ijust want to say the president took responsibility for the security failure in the deaths, not for the misinformation and perhaps deliberate misleading of the american people about what was -- the fact that it was terror and were blaming and something else. thats a political choice. >> the president have been...
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the only other luck they might have is the blue water navy, the navy moved about 26 ships out of norfolk. one of those may be large enough to do a sea rescue. otherwise they're going to have to wait till the coast guard get a big enough cutter that can handle that type of wave. they are hanging on by the grace of god at this time. >>dly they're wearing cold water suits to protect themselves from the elements. because it's really cold. i want suspect the water is really cold. how long can you survive sitting out there waiting? >> well, that would be hypothermia kicking in, carol. i don't have the particular details of the temperature where they are right now. but that would be the long-term impact. i understand the vessel that they're in does have some kind of cover from what i've read. the coast guard would have to address that. they've been out talking to them. as long as they can communicate with them, they've got a lot better chance of being rescued. the best chance now is for the coast guard to be able to slip in. it won't happen by air at this time. >> all right. lieutenant general
the only other luck they might have is the blue water navy, the navy moved about 26 ships out of norfolk. one of those may be large enough to do a sea rescue. otherwise they're going to have to wait till the coast guard get a big enough cutter that can handle that type of wave. they are hanging on by the grace of god at this time. >>dly they're wearing cold water suits to protect themselves from the elements. because it's really cold. i want suspect the water is really cold. how long can...
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we learned today that the navy is sending three amphibious landing ships to the coast of new york and new jersey in case they're needed. president obama stopped by fema headquarters in washington before heading to new jersey to join governor chris christie to tour the damage caused by sandy. we're going to get to that in a moment. buses and ferries are running and bridges into manhattan are now open. the nation's largest subway system is still water logged. limited subway and rail service begins tomorrow. one sign of normalcy today, the new york stock exchange is open. the opening bell rung by mayor bloomberg. president obama arrived as i said in new jersey in last hour to get a personal look at the devastation that sandy left behind. he's touring the damage zone with one of republican mitt romney's most vocal supporters, new jersey governor chris christie who says this is no time for politics. >> this is so much bigger than an election. this is the livelihood of the people of my state. what they expect me to do to get the job done. when someone asks me an honest question, i give an h
we learned today that the navy is sending three amphibious landing ships to the coast of new york and new jersey in case they're needed. president obama stopped by fema headquarters in washington before heading to new jersey to join governor chris christie to tour the damage caused by sandy. we're going to get to that in a moment. buses and ferries are running and bridges into manhattan are now open. the nation's largest subway system is still water logged. limited subway and rail service...
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and nearly the entire navy fleet in norfolk is now under sail. and 23 ships steaming out of port and harm's way. and officials are closely watching the eight refineries in the storm's path. the hybrid storm already churning up potentially deadly surf here in north carolina. raising red flag warnings. >> it's crazy. never seen a storm this late in the season. >> reporter: cutting short vacations. and sending tourists streaming from the outer banks to higher ground. and locals, to stores to stock up on supplies. and we are already starting to hear reports of people buying out generators. even shortages of water in some places. and because this is such a massive system moving in, the national guard has said it is ready with 61,000 troops, guardsmen available, if they are needed to be called up. ginger? >> matt, let's get straight to that tropical storm watch and warning. this is what people need to know this morning. this is what the storm is going to do to you. from central florida all the way up through the carolinas. the watches and warnings for
and nearly the entire navy fleet in norfolk is now under sail. and 23 ships steaming out of port and harm's way. and officials are closely watching the eight refineries in the storm's path. the hybrid storm already churning up potentially deadly surf here in north carolina. raising red flag warnings. >> it's crazy. never seen a storm this late in the season. >> reporter: cutting short vacations. and sending tourists streaming from the outer banks to higher ground. and locals, to...
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and nearly the entire navy fleet in norfolk is now under sail. and 23 ships steaming out of port and harm's way. and officials are closely watching the eight refineries in the storm's path. the hybrid storm already churning up potentially deadly surf here in north carolina. raising red flag warnings. >> it's crazy. never seen a storm this late in the season. >> reporter: cutting short vacations. and sending tourists streaming from the outer banks to higher ground. and locals, to stores to stock up on supplies. and people seem to be taking this storm very seriously. we're already hearing of shortages in generators, even bottled water in certain locations. the national guard says it has 61,000 guardsmen ready to deploy wherever they might be needed. ginger? >> matt, the most important part and the part that i think people need to focus in on are the impacts, who gets what, when and where? let's talk about that. we'll show you the graphics here. tropical storm watches and warnings extend all the way from the carolinas up into parts of the cape, even
and nearly the entire navy fleet in norfolk is now under sail. and 23 ships steaming out of port and harm's way. and officials are closely watching the eight refineries in the storm's path. the hybrid storm already churning up potentially deadly surf here in north carolina. raising red flag warnings. >> it's crazy. never seen a storm this late in the season. >> reporter: cutting short vacations. and sending tourists streaming from the outer banks to higher ground. and locals, to...
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kenneth navis got the call. the baby from langone is -- >> it's as bad a challenge as can you get, and when you are dealing with tiny babies like this who are so fragile, it really can be an extraordinary circumstance. >> reporter: we're in front of nyu medical center. that's sort of the important point because just over there is the east river. what we now know is that 7:00 p.m. there was no water inside that hospital. at 7:45 there was ten feet. the power started to go out, and then the generators failed. all of a sudden patients and the doctors found themselves in a worst case scenario. as for the parents of little baby martinez, they found out the hospital and their daughter would be evacuated when they watched mayor michael bloomberg on tv. shortly after they lost power, and they had no idea where their baby would be taken. >> it was -- my family members were calling mow the phone because certainly i lost my apartment. we had no access to the tv, no access to internet, month phone service. it was just our c
kenneth navis got the call. the baby from langone is -- >> it's as bad a challenge as can you get, and when you are dealing with tiny babies like this who are so fragile, it really can be an extraordinary circumstance. >> reporter: we're in front of nyu medical center. that's sort of the important point because just over there is the east river. what we now know is that 7:00 p.m. there was no water inside that hospital. at 7:45 there was ten feet. the power started to go out, and...
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my grandfather max drove a cab and spread, from what i understand, was a navy man and gave a lot of people, mostly by the bell parkway, syphilis. >> jimmy: i did not know that. >> family lore. >> and i am one of his bastard children. >> we always used to come out here to see them. it's great. i love this town. >> jimmy: stephen, you have any -- >> i've been to brooklyn before. >> jimmy: you have. >> his people are the people that let my people into the country. his people, they were -- >> i think we were the ones that tried to keep you out. >> i knew it was one or the other. i knew they met us at the dock. i just wasn't sure if they gave us one of these or one of these. >> my earliest new york relative got off the boat the day before the draft riot in 1863. they were irish potato famine people. they said, immediately, let's burn this mother down. >> jimmy: who do you think is going to win the election? >> i think jon is. i think it's jon. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: out of the two guys that are running. >> i'll be honest with you, i have not been following it. [ laughter ] so, i'm --
my grandfather max drove a cab and spread, from what i understand, was a navy man and gave a lot of people, mostly by the bell parkway, syphilis. >> jimmy: i did not know that. >> family lore. >> and i am one of his bastard children. >> we always used to come out here to see them. it's great. i love this town. >> jimmy: stephen, you have any -- >> i've been to brooklyn before. >> jimmy: you have. >> his people are the people that let my people...
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i came through that window like a navy seal. you came through that window like a baby seal. is this your attack dog? [ male announcer ] rated "m" for mature. be game ready. get medal of honor warfighter project honor edition -- and slim jims to unlock in-game content -- at walmart. and slim jims to unlock in-game content -- hershey's makes smiles. smiles make more smiles. when the chocolate is hershey's. life is delicious. "ever ask somebody to lend you a foot?" "who thinks about stuff like that?" "vince mahe grew up on two continents... and noticed that wherever you go, people have their hands full, but their feet free." "the result? a liftgate you operate with your foot." "code name?" "open sesame" "the all new twenty thirteen ford escape. it's what happens when you go further." ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >>> jimmy: welcome back, everybody. thank you for watching our show. break out your dancing shoes, everybody, because we're about to do some sweet, sweet moves to some sweet dance grooves. it's time for "battle of the instant dance crews." here we go. ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: b
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just north of here, the navy fleet, 23 ships, are setting sail out of harm's way. and an army of line workers is being deployed, trying to shore up the lines across the area. everybody seems to be bracing themselves for days of blackouts. people are taking this seriously. they're out in stores. runs on generators. even bottled water. >> it's good that people are taking this seriously. matt, we appreciate your reporting this morning. >>> moving on, now, they are a staple of halloween parties everywhere. bounce houses. kids love them. look at how things can go horribly wrong. this is a largely unregulated businesses with thousands of injuries every day. abc's mark greenblatt is on the story. >> reporter: the bouncey house starts floating away. the wind tosses it like a rag doll. taking it and several children inside up in the air. the unexpected and frightening ride comes crashing down on top of several people. >> i took a hit in the back with a balloon. it bounced off me, hit my wife on the shoulders and threw her to the ground. it was pretty traumatic. >> i couldn'
just north of here, the navy fleet, 23 ships, are setting sail out of harm's way. and an army of line workers is being deployed, trying to shore up the lines across the area. everybody seems to be bracing themselves for days of blackouts. people are taking this seriously. they're out in stores. runs on generators. even bottled water. >> it's good that people are taking this seriously. matt, we appreciate your reporting this morning. >>> moving on, now, they are a staple of...
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obama offered additional military assistance including a navy ship. >> yeah, new jersey had one of those. >> we have enough of those. >> stephanie: and transport planes, and he had a 15-minute rule, meaning every call to the white house by a mayor or firefighter would be returned within 15 minutes. >> stephanie: compare that with mitt romney when he was out of town and nobody could find him. again, you can't respond that quickly just -- >> nope. >> stephanie: you know. okay. and i'm trying -- i couldn't reach roland this morning did i hear that power may be back on today or tomorrow. >> yeah, in manhattan. they are having a lot of problems with statton island. but it has just beening kind of wiped out. >> stephanie: yeah. the president said we are here for you. we will not forget. that's what george bush said in the plane flying over katrina. >> there's a lot of water down there. >> stephanie: there's no small amount of rumbling on the right. some republicans labeled him judas christie and rush limbaugh called the governor -- wait for it -- fat. [♪ circus music ♪] >> and accused him
obama offered additional military assistance including a navy ship. >> yeah, new jersey had one of those. >> we have enough of those. >> stephanie: and transport planes, and he had a 15-minute rule, meaning every call to the white house by a mayor or firefighter would be returned within 15 minutes. >> stephanie: compare that with mitt romney when he was out of town and nobody could find him. again, you can't respond that quickly just -- >> nope. >> stephanie:...
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both former navy seals. badly injured david uben. the same man who struggled valiantly to save the lives of stevens and smith. the fighters are repeld. sensitive intelligence work tracking militants in eastern libya is secured. a decision is made to evacuate the whole enterprise. >> that was helpful from greg palkot. that was helpful for me to understand the spatial relationship between the annex and the consulate. i never had really gotten. >> some of the most harrowing haunting images i have seen in a while on anything. and now fox news reported yesterday that cia operatives were told to stand down three different times when they wanted to go to the help of their colleagues. >> we'll have much more on that coming up a little bit later in the show. now in the home stretch to the election. it could all come down to some key swing states. where do voters in ohio stand? former ohio secretary of state ken blackwell here next. >> plus, call it football for freedom. they sacrificed life and limb for liberty. today, they will be honored. w
both former navy seals. badly injured david uben. the same man who struggled valiantly to save the lives of stevens and smith. the fighters are repeld. sensitive intelligence work tracking militants in eastern libya is secured. a decision is made to evacuate the whole enterprise. >> that was helpful from greg palkot. that was helpful for me to understand the spatial relationship between the annex and the consulate. i never had really gotten. >> some of the most harrowing haunting...
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. >> our navy is sheryl now than any time since 1917. >> we also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of the military changed. >> president obama's sharp rhetort. >> we have aircraft carriers where planes land on them january ships that go under water and nuclear sub marines. >> this attracted most of the attention. the real threat to the military budget is the controversial bill which congress passed and the president signed into law last year to confront the nation's looming $16 trillion debt. the law requires automatic across-the-board cuts on january 2, 2013 that will slash billions from the defense budget. in battleground states like, virginia, where as many as one in four adults work for defense contractors, which build enormous sub marines like the minnesota which is about to be christened these defense cuts could mean as many as 200,000 jobs. it was designed to be so bad we would never get to this point. mike is ceo for huntington ingalls industry. with 37,000 employees in virginia, mississippi, laz and california it is the largest u.s. naval ship builder. >> all of
. >> our navy is sheryl now than any time since 1917. >> we also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of the military changed. >> president obama's sharp rhetort. >> we have aircraft carriers where planes land on them january ships that go under water and nuclear sub marines. >> this attracted most of the attention. the real threat to the military budget is the controversial bill which congress passed and the president signed into law last year to...